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News and events from across the country.

ShareLife’s many needs can’t be put on hold

March 29, 2020

The needs of the thousands of people served by ShareLife agencies don’t go away in a time of crisis.

Helping hands in time of crisis

March 28, 2020

B. and Toby have been camping in a green tent on a strip of muddy ground between an on-ramp to the Don Valley Parkway and a fence near St. Paul’s Basilica in downtown Toronto for a couple of weeks.

Priests finding ways to connect

March 28, 2020

When Fr. Rico Passero celebrates Mass in these days of crisis, he does so with a full congregation joining him.

In Rome, ‘it feels like living in a war’

March 27, 2020

VANCOUVER -- Vancouver priest Fr. Davide Lanzani compares Rome to a war zone.

Ottawa’s March for Life looking at alternatives

March 26, 2020

OTTAWA -- There will be some sort of national March for Life event on May 14, but whether there will be an actual march through the streets of the nation’s capital and a rally of thousands of pro-life Canadians at Parliament Hill is still to be determined.

Asylum seekers deserve better, say advocates

March 26, 2020

Denying refugee claimants entry to Canada at the United States border during the COVID-19 pandemic is dangerous, immoral and legally dubious, says a Catholic law professor and other refugee advocates.

Cardinal Collins issues instructions for Holy Week and Easter

March 26, 2020

In a letter to priests of the Archdiocese of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins said it is “essential” to proceed with Holy Week and Easter ceremonies even though every church in Canada’s largest diocese will be closed throughout the holiest days on the Church calendar.

Court overturns ruling on funding of non-Catholic students at Catholic schools

March 26, 2020

In a unanimous decision, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld the right of separate schools in the province to receive government funding for the education of non-Catholic students.

Priests try to adapt to empty churches

March 25, 2020

Parish priests, whose life’s work revolves around other people and their relationship with God, have experienced COVID-19 losses as they adjust to life without Sunday Masses, prayer groups and close contact with parishioners.

As virus sweeps globe, Church keeps the faith

March 25, 2020

Catholic dioceses around the world are preparing for a Holy Week of empty churches and virtual liturgies — and Easter Masses with empty pews — amid widespread global shutdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19.